sensitive

sen-si-tive · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Quick to detect or respond to slight changes or influences.

  2. 2.

    Easily hurt emotionally; delicate.

  3. 3.

    Requiring careful or tactful handling.

Related words

Antonyms: insensitive, thick-skinned, unfeeling
See also: delicate, insensitive, responsive
Synonyms: delicate, perceptive, responsive

Etymology

From Medieval Latin sensitivus, from Latin sensus ("sense").